Franz-Xaver Kaufmann

Variations of the Welfare State

Great Britain, Sweden, France and Germany Between Capitalism and Socialism

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Produktbeschreibung

In the burgeoning literature on welfare regimes and typologies, this comparative study offers a stimulating new perspective. Kaufmann, the doyen of the sociology of social policy in Germany, emphasizes norms, culture and history, in contrast to political economy approaches.

Produktdetails

• German Social Policy 5
• Verlag: Nomos Publishers / Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Originaltitel: Geschichte der Sozialpolitik in Deutschland seit 1945, volume 1: Grundlagen der Sozialpolitik
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-44715-0
• 2013
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9783642447150
• ISBN-10: 3642447155
• Artikelnr.: 41907242

Autorenporträt

Franz-Xaver Kaufmann is Professor emeritus for Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. He studied law, economics and sociology in Zurich, St. Gall and Paris. He is the doyen of the sociology of social policy in Germany and has been awarded honorary doctorates and prizes, including the Preller Prize for Social Policy and the Schader Prize for Applied Social Science. Lutz Leisering, the Editor, is Professor for Social Policy and Director at the Institute for World Society studies, University of Bielefeld. He took his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. He has published widely on European and global social policy.

Inhaltsangabe

L. Leisering: Introduction.- F.-X. Kaufmann: Variations of the Welfare State - Great Britain, France and Germany Between Capitalism and Socialism: Preliminary Methodological Remarks.- Theoretical Foundations.- Welfare State Development Between Capitalism and Socialism.- Variations on the Welfare State Principle in Europe.- And Germany?- Synoptic Concluding Remarks.